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smock mill

American  

noun

  1. a windmill with sails and shaft carried by a cap rotating on an octagonal tower.

smock mill British  

noun

  1. a type of windmill having a revolving top

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Etymology

Origin of smock mill

First recorded in 1795–1805

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The former smock mill was built around 1816 and the exterior was cosmetically restored by film producers.

From BBC

The huge floating turret looked somewhat like a smock mill.

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